Bible Dictionary: Enaim

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ENAIM

e-na'-im (`enayim, "place of a fountain"; Ainan; Genesis 38:14 (the King James Version "in an open place"; Genesis 38:21 the King James Version "openly")):

A place which lay between Adullam and Timnath; probably the same as Enam (Joshua 15:34). Also mentioned in close connection with Adullam. It was in the Shephelah of Judah. The Talmud (Pesik. Rab. 23) mentions a Kephar Enaim. Conder proposes Khurbet Wady `Alin, which is an ancient site, evidently of great strength and importance, lying between Kh. `Ain Shems and the village of Deir Aban. The ruins crown a lofty and almost isolated hill; the greatest objection to the identification is that there is no fountain at all in the immediate neighborhood. There may have been one in earlier times. See PEF, III, 128.

E. W. G. Masterman

Strong's Hebrew

5879. Eynayim -- "two springs," a place in Isr.
... Eynayim. 5879a . "two springs," a place in Isr. Transliteration: Eynayim Phonetic
Spelling: (ay-nah'-yim) Short Definition: Enaim. Enaim, openly Genesis 38:21 ...
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5879a. Enayim -- "two springs," a place in Isr.
... Transliteration: Enayim Short Definition: Enaim. Word Origin from ayin Definition
"two springs," a place in Isr. NASB Word Usage Enaim (2). 5879, 5879a. ...
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Thesaurus

Enaim (2 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia ENAIM. e ... It was in the Shephelah of Judah.
The Talmud (Pesik. Rab. 23) mentions a Kephar Enaim. Conder ...
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Enam (1 Occurrence)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia ENAIM. e ... It was in the Shephelah of Judah.
The Talmud (Pesik. Rab. 23) mentions a Kephar Enaim. Conder ...
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Open (586 Occurrences)
...Enaim; the same probably as Enam (Joshua 15:34), a city in the lowland or Shephelah. ...
The Revised Version (British and American) has corrected; see ENAIM. ...
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Road (155 Occurrences)
... (BBE). Genesis 38:14 She took off her widow's clothing, and covering herself with
her veil, she took her seat near Enaim on the road to Timnah; for she saw that ...
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Place (9195 Occurrences)
... the Hebrew, the translators having taken bephethach `enayim to mean "in an opening
publicly," instead of "in an opening (ie a gate) of Enaim" (compare Proverbs ...
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Wrapped (40 Occurrences)
... Genesis 38:14 She took off of her the garments of her widowhood, and covered herself
with her veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the gate of Enaim, which is ...
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Wayside (16 Occurrences)
... begging. (DBY). Genesis 38:21 Then he asked the men of her place, saying, Where
is the prostitute, that was at Enaim by the wayside? And ...
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Way-side (10 Occurrences)
... begging. (WEY). Genesis 38:21 And he asked the men of her place, saying, Where
is the prostitute that was at Enaim, by the way-side? And ...
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Widowhood (5 Occurrences)
... Genesis 38:14 She took off of her the garments of her widowhood, and covered herself
with her veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the gate of Enaim, which is ...
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Timnah (12 Occurrences)
... Genesis 38:14 She took off of her the garments of her widowhood, and covered herself
with her veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the gate of Enaim, which is ...
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Bible Concordance

Enaim (2 Occurrences)

Genesis 38:14 She took off of her the garments of her widowhood, and covered herself with her veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the gate of Enaim, which is by the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she wasn't given to him as a wife.
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Genesis 38:21 Then he asked the men of her place, saying, "Where is the prostitute, that was at Enaim by the road?" They said, "There has been no prostitute here."
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Subtopics

Enaim

Related Terms

Enam (1 Occurrence)

Open (586 Occurrences)

Road (155 Occurrences)

Place (9195 Occurrences)

Wrapped (40 Occurrences)

Wayside (16 Occurrences)

Way-side (10 Occurrences)

Widowhood (5 Occurrences)

Timnah (12 Occurrences)